Another daft day on Planet Fashion! Party-loving Cara's the (very posh) queen of fashion week

'She can do no wrong': Cara Delevinge in the Topshop Unique show has captured the collective imaginations of the fashion world

Not since the arrival of Kate Moss has one model captured the collective imaginations of the fashion world.

When Cara Delevingne appeared at Matthew Williamson’s show at the Royal Opera House last night, it marked her fifth appearance in three days on London Fashion Week’s catwalks.

Earlier in the day, Cara had opened for Topshop Unique and closed for Mulberry, and Saturday saw her walking for Sibling and Issa — then partying with Rihanna and fellow model Jourdan Dunn at trendy The Box nightclub.

With influential fashion website Who
What Wear claiming she ‘can do no wrong’, and Sam Cameron’s sister Emily
Sheffield, the deputy editor of Vogue, declaring Cara looked like ‘the
super [model] she is’, it was certainly a big weekend for the young
British model of the moment.

As
many of the big designers, including Burberry, have yet to show their
collections, Cara’s star is set to soar higher before London Fashion
Week ends tomorrow.

The 20-year-old hasn’t only captured the hearts of British designers.

She set New York on fire last week, featuring in 11 shows during the five-day fashion celebrations.

November
saw her win the Model of the Year trophy at the British Fashion
Awards, then came the famous Burberry campaign in which she appeared
with the young Romeo Beckham.

The
Victoria’s Secret model walked in Karl Lagerfeld’s prestigious Haute
Couture show at Chanel in January, and this month sees her notch up her
first cover for Vogue.

It’s
all been something of a whirlwind for the self-proclaimed shy young
woman from Wandsworth, who has been dubbed ‘the new Kate [Moss]’ by
celebrated fashion photographer Mario Testino.

There are, of course, similarities between the two London models.

Kate
and Cara have brought an edgy unconventionality to the catwalks, and
each are feted as much for their extrovert appearances off the runways
as on them.

Saturday, 9.30am: Model Cara Delevingne in jumper and hat and little else at the Sister by Sibling show

Saturday, 5pm: Cheeky look as she gets ready for Issa's show

Saturday, 7pm: In casual gear outside Fashion Week

Sunday, 3pm: On show for Topshop Unique

Sunday, 6pm: For Matthew Williamson

Sunday, 5pm: Catching up on 40 winks on the stairs of the Royal Opera House before the Matthew Williamson fashion show

They were discovered by modelling grande dame Sarah Doukas, the founder of Storm Models — the agency to which both are signed.

But that is where the likenesses end. Born in 1992, Cara certainly has a more celebrated heritage than Croydon-born Kate.

Cara
is the granddaughter of Sir Jocelyn Stevens, the former boss of English
Heritage. The Delevingne family are well-established members of
London’s society scene (her grandmother was a lady-in-waiting to
Princess Margaret).

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Party-loving Cara, who is often seen out with the likes of singers Rihanna and Rita Ora, is from a long line of debutantes.

Her mother Pandora, 52, was a society beauty during the Eighties and counts the Duchess of York as one of her closest friends.

It
wasn’t all plain sailing for the family, however. Cara is the youngest
of three girls — Chloe is 28 and fellow Burberry model Poppy is 26 — but
the sisters grew up in the midst of their mother’s battle with
heroin addiction.

Whenever Pandora was in rehab, the girls’ wealthy father Charles Delevingne — a property investor — raised them on his own.

But just what is it about elfin Cara that has captured the hearts of the fashion world? Speaking yesterday, British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman says it’s much more than just her striking looks.

‘Cara radiates personality,’ she said. ‘She has a very individual face and stands out.’

The tomboy model is loved in the industry for her sense of fun — and for not taking herself too seriously.

How many other models would appear on i-D magazine’s cover with a tarantula stuck over one eye?

Renowned for pulling comedy expressions —
as anyone who follows her on Twitter can attest — Cara frequently
smiles playfully at the banks of cameras following her every move.

Time to go: As Cara left the Topshop Unique show at the Tate Modern, the paparazzi were waiting for her

Push comes to shove: Photographers got pushy as they tried to get the best snaps of the young British model

Topple for Topshop: The paparazzi got so competitive that they managed to push each other over to photograph the queen of fashion week

A kiss goodbye: Cara escapes the crush of photographers with a quick getaway

Despite much talked-about romances with One Direction’s Harry Styles and indie singer of the moment Jake Bugg, Cara is something of an anti-fashion hero.

Famed for her dark, straight, heavy eyebrows, Cara’s is the face that’s sent British brow bars into overdrive as women attempt to emulate her look.

Wherever Cara leads, it seems, the style world follows.

Busy schedule: The 20-year-old hasn't only captured the hearts of British designers including Issa's Daniella Helayel (right). She set New York on fire last week, featuring in 11 shows during the five-day fashion celebrations

All smiles: Backstage at the Matthew Williamson show with fellow models and the designer

Model of the Year: Cara (pictured leaving the Mulberry show) won the award at the British Fashion Awards, then came the famous Burberry campaign in which she appeared with the young Romeo Beckham